NATURAL LIGHT VS. CAMERA FLASH| TIPS TO CREATING THE PERFECT SETTING FOR YOUR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION
Oh hey! I know that you want great wedding photos! who doesn’t?! Let’s talk about tips to making sure you nail the most amazing photos during your wedding/elopement photo session:
- Timeline is key
Having your ceremony in the middle of the day is common. We want to leave party time and room for cocktails for guests to celebrate our new marriage. However, where we have the ceremony is really critical.
Direct sun is not flattering – let alone our professional equipment finds it hard to adjust to blown out images in the editing process. Taking photos in shadows/shade is going to be our strategy. Constant shade is key vs. relying on the weather or cloud coverage. Try and avoid 3pm ceremonies in the middle of the summer. Your guests and photos will thank you.
Reserve time in your wedding schedule to do golden hour or sunset photos. 60 mins can fit in traditional wedding portraits for your wedding party. You may miss cocktail hour or you can schedule a time after dinner or toasts to sneak away while guests are mingling. Let’s talk about your location and schedule ahead of time to work through things. Rely on us to making sure we are setting you up in the best light.
- Location | Barn or Indoor weddings
For the last 5-10 years, we have seen trends focusing around “rustic” or “backyard” weddings. Traditionally, weddings in the US have been hosting in a wide range of venue styles.
Barn weddings are pretty popular – and I have a lot of wedding clients who love the comfort of a low key wedding. The only concern I have with wood structures or darker environments: The quality of photos that the lighting creates. When using on camera or off camera flash, we use the environment to bounce light off to the walls, ceiling, white or light furniture, etc. With dark wood or wall paper, we struggle to get the light source and have to move to direct flash.
Direct flash is warm looking and dissolves some of the feature outlines. It’s popular in 2023 because it looks vintage. Cameras today have settings that allow for low light shooting without flash, however, there is more grain look to images.
To manage expectations, make sure outside photos can be taken, or areas where natural light is available.
Over all- let’s talk about where you are hosting your event, along with the timeline of the event. your wedding vendors should be your #1 resource.
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